What Happens When You Quit Marijuana?

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💫 Short Summary

The video explores the effects of quitting marijuana, including withdrawal symptoms, physiological changes in the brain, and the long-term impacts of adolescent marijuana use. It suggests that quitting weed is harder than most people think, and emphasizes the importance of understanding the potential effects on the body and brain.

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Withdrawal symptoms from quitting marijuana can include nausea, headaches, depressed mood, difficulty sleeping, and decreased appetite.

00:00

A meta-analysis of over 23,000 people found that 47% experienced at least three withdrawal symptoms.

The severity of withdrawal symptoms is linked to the frequency of marijuana consumption.

Chronic cannabis users may experience intrinsic sleep problems when quitting.

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Quitting marijuana leads to physiological changes in the brain, specifically in the endocannabinoid system.

01:45

Marijuana introduces cannabinoids into the body, which affects brain function.

Quitting marijuana allows the brain to return to its baseline state.

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Regular cannabis use can make it harder to quit and diminish the enjoyment of new experiences when sober.

03:00

THC in marijuana affects dopamine and norepinephrine levels, leading to euphoria and anxiety.

Continued use of marijuana can desensitize the endocannabinoid receptors, affecting memory and the ability to feel novelty.

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Consuming too much marijuana during adolescence can have long-term effects on neurology and brain health.

04:10

The speaker acknowledges starting to smoke weed in grade 10, which is considered adolescence.

Scientific evidence suggests potential long-term damage to neurophysiology from early marijuana use.

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Days five to seven are crucial when trying to quit marijuana, as they are the hardest for people who are dependent.

05:23

Marijuana dependence is defined by continued use despite impairments.

Quitting marijuana for 28 days can make all withdrawal symptoms disappear.

00:00 right now 55 million americans use

00:02 marijuana

00:03 and in canada marijuana dispensaries are

00:05 popping up everywhere like they're tim

00:07 hortons for weed

00:08 and i in toronto can even order these

00:10 wittle thc drinks delivered to my front

00:12 door from the canadian government thanks

00:14 justin reed is being pitched to us is

00:16 kind of

00:17 amazing right well a recent survey found

00:19 that 4.3 percent of americans have tried

00:21 to quit marijuana at least

00:22 six times and failed plus now withdrawal

00:25 symptoms are being fully understood so

00:27 today we are going to explain

00:28 exactly what happens to your body when

00:30 you try to quit weed day one to two of

00:32 quitting is when withdrawal symptoms

00:34 start a

00:35 meta-analysis of over 23 000 people

00:38 found that 47 had at least three of the

00:41 following withdrawal symptoms

00:43 nausea headaches depressed mood

00:45 difficulty getting to sleep

00:47 sweating anger nervousness decreased

00:49 appetite

00:50 and strange dreams

00:55 now the risk of withdrawal symptoms is

00:57 proportional to the amount of marijuana

00:59 you've been

01:00 consuming for example someone who

01:02 consumed marijuana three times a week

01:04 would likely have

01:05 less withdrawal symptoms than someone

01:07 who consumed marijuana every day

01:09 day three of quitting is when

01:10 irritability and anxiety peak

01:12 thankfully they begin to dissipate in

01:14 the coming days but on the other hand

01:16 the strange dreams and difficulty

01:18 getting to sleep only begin to

01:20 increase on day three this information

01:22 has led to new research

01:24 suggesting that chronic cannabis users

01:27 may induce intrinsic sleep problems

01:30 around day four of quitting is when the

01:31 amazing physiological changes in your

01:33 brain start to occur

01:35 marijuana contains molecules which mimic

01:37 natural neurotransmitters that are

01:39 already in your brain called

01:40 cannabinoids at baseline cannabinoids

01:43 circulate at lower quantities in your

01:44 body

01:45 but when you ingest marijuana you create

01:47 an influx of cannabinoids into your

01:50 system

01:50 most specifically an increase in the

01:52 psychoactive component thc aka delta 9

01:56 tetrahydrocannabinol

01:57 which is what i like to call it thc is

01:59 for noobs when i see someone with an

02:01 edible i say how much delta 9

02:03 tetrahydrocannabinol gotten there bud

02:04 the thc you've consumed while getting

02:06 stoned resembles

02:08 the natural neurotransmitter anandamide

02:10 and creates

02:11 increased neuronal activity in certain

02:13 parts of your brain which cause

02:15 thoughts imagination and perception to

02:18 magnify

02:18 the thc binding to your neurons also

02:21 affects dopamine and norepinephrine

02:23 levels

02:23 in the body which can lead to euphoria

02:26 pain modulation

02:27 and anxiety but the thing is as you

02:29 continue to consume weed it becomes

02:31 harder to quit

02:32 you start to create a desensitization

02:34 and down regulation

02:35 of your endocannabinoid receptors

02:38 specifically the cb1 receptor

02:40 since this receptor modulates systems of

02:42 short-term memory

02:44 increased cannabis use means a decrease

02:47 in short-term memory

02:48 thc also affects neurons involved in the

02:50 experience of novelty when thc binds

02:53 specific neurons the influx creates an

02:55 exciting sense of novelty

02:57 even for mundane repetitive tasks like

02:59 washing dishes

03:00 it's why you might get stoned and walk

03:02 down your same street and feel like

03:03 everything is heightened it's like

03:05 wow is everything in bloom it's the

03:07 middle of winter but regular cannabis

03:09 use leads to the down regulation of

03:11 these same neurons making it harder to

03:13 quit and making it harder to feel the

03:15 bliss

03:16 of a new experience while sober after

03:18 too much weed you might go to paris for

03:20 the first time and see the eiffel tower

03:22 and be like that's it

03:23 is it a lighthouse oh it's pointless

03:24 okay cool should we go up it no let's

03:26 not go up it uh we should just go home

03:27 but thankfully on day four of quitting

03:29 marijuana the cb1 cannabinoid receptors

03:32 will likely have returned to normal

03:34 functioning essentially it only takes

03:36 around four days of quitting marijuana

03:38 for the neuronal changes in your brain

03:40 to go back to baseline now this is new

03:42 research and i think it is important

03:44 that we continue to study this

03:45 especially

03:46 as the popularity of weeds skyrockets we

03:48 need lots of long-term evidence about

03:50 how this could be affecting our brains

03:52 i am focusing on how the thc affects the

03:54 systems in your body how you get that

03:56 thc

03:57 into you might involve smoking and the

03:59 act of smoking could have lasting

04:01 effects on your lungs but there is

04:02 actually a specific way that the thc in

04:05 your system can have

04:06 longer impacts on your neurology and

04:08 your brain if you consume too much

04:10 marijuana during development such as in

04:12 adolescence you can create long-term

04:15 neurophysiological effects

04:17 so yeah i started smoking weed in grade

04:20 10 which by definition is

04:21 adolescent so whoopsies as a closeted

04:24 gay kid

04:25 in a high school with no other gay kids

04:27 i was sort of drawn to that stoner

04:29 skater crowd because to be honest they

04:31 were the most fashionable i also always

04:33 had this gay voice so when people come

04:34 up to me and be like

04:35 you're gay i'd be like actually no i'm

04:37 sort of like a quirky cool like

04:39 skater bro i'm avril lavigne but a boy

04:42 get it as a queer kid weirdly weed was

04:44 an

04:44 asset for me but all those reasons aside

04:47 scientific evidence now suggests that i

04:49 could have been doing long-term damage

04:51 to my neurophysiology so was it

04:54 worth it because when it comes to

04:55 marijuana's lasting neuronal effects

04:57 the age of your brain matters okay but

05:00 back to day five to seven of quitting

05:02 weed a recent study found most people

05:04 who tried to quit

05:05 marijuana would fail on days five to

05:07 seven and it was hardest for people who

05:09 were dependent

05:10 on marijuana marijuana dependence can be

05:12 defined as someone who has consumed

05:14 weed daily for 10 years and has

05:16 attempted to quit numerous times

05:18 but not made it past day 7. it can also

05:21 be defined by a continued use of

05:22 marijuana

05:23 despite social psychological and

05:25 physical impairments

05:26 it should be noted that although many

05:28 scientists agree that marijuana

05:30 dependence does

05:31 exist they also agree that dependence on

05:34 marijuana is less severe than dependence

05:36 on alcohol

05:37 cocaine or opiates but for marijuana

05:39 days five to seven are important days to

05:41 focus on when trying to quit as

05:43 statistically

05:44 they are the biggest hurdle i mean i

05:46 feel this i still consume weed yes it's

05:48 been decades

05:49 thankfully not daily but i do wonder if

05:51 i'm dependent

05:52 and it is on day 5 to 7 where i usually

05:54 find myself ordering a little edible

05:56 from the gov gov and taking my just

05:58 dance skills to the next level it's also

05:59 honestly because the weekend comes

06:01 and i want to watch a movie stoned to be

06:03 honest in my adult ears i don't know if

06:04 i've ever entered a movie

06:06 theater not stoned for me movie theaters

06:08 represent the munchies and spending

06:09 about

06:10 79 000 on their largest popcorn also

06:13 getting

06:13 chocolate to pour into the popcorn than

06:15 the gummies to eat to take the popcorn

06:17 out of my teeth while i'm eating the

06:18 popcorn

06:19 and also nachos with an extra fake

06:21 cheese so i have enough fake cheese to

06:22 kill a small horse

06:25 but finally if you make it to day 28 of

06:28 no weed all withdrawal symptoms

06:30 disappear

06:30 your affected endocannabinoid system and

06:33 cb1

06:34 receptors will return to baseline and

06:36 you might be able to understand a movie

06:38 so i'm not saying that you just have to

06:39 go out there and quit weed right now for

06:41 example that's not

06:43 what i'm planning to do but i think it's

06:45 really important to understand what will

06:46 happen to you if you do decide to quit

06:48 life is hard and i do think that

06:49 education and learning is what allows

06:51 you to make the best choices for you and

06:53 i think science shows us that quitting

06:55 weed isn't as

06:56 easy as we might think it is you can

06:58 click a link to our podcast where we

07:00 discuss

07:01 more about the science of quitting weed

07:03 make sure you're subscribed and we'll

07:04 see you next week for a new science

07:06 video

07:07 peace

💫 FAQs about This YouTube Video

1. What are the withdrawal symptoms that can occur when quitting marijuana?

Withdrawal symptoms from quitting marijuana can include nausea, headaches, depressed mood, difficulty sleeping, and decreased appetite. A meta-analysis of over 23,000 people found that 47% experienced at least three withdrawal symptoms. The severity of withdrawal symptoms is linked to the frequency of marijuana consumption. Chronic cannabis users may experience intrinsic sleep problems when quitting.

2. How does quitting marijuana affect the brain?

Quitting marijuana leads to physiological changes in the brain, specifically in the endocannabinoid system. Marijuana introduces cannabinoids into the body, which affects brain function. Quitting marijuana allows the brain to return to its baseline state.

3. What are the long-term effects of consuming marijuana during adolescence?

Consuming too much marijuana during adolescence can have long-term effects on neurology and brain health. Scientific evidence suggests potential long-term damage to neurophysiology from early marijuana use.

4. What are the crucial stages when trying to quit marijuana?

Days five to seven are crucial when trying to quit marijuana, as they are the hardest for people who are dependent. Marijuana dependence is defined by continued use despite impairments. Quitting marijuana for 28 days can make all withdrawal symptoms disappear.

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